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Defense: FY2007 Authorization and Appropriations
The House passed its version of the FY2007 defense authorization bill, H.R. 5122, on May 11. The bill authorizes $513 billion for national defense, including $50 billion in emergency funding for operations in Iraq and elsewhere in the first months of the fiscal year. The Senate Armed Services Committee marked up its version of the bill, S. 2766, on May 4. It also authorizes $513 billion, including emergency funding. Senate floor action appears likely in June. House subcommittee markup of the defense appropriations bill is tentatively scheduled for June 7.
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
Daggett, Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Procurement: Full Funding Policy - Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
The full funding policy is a federal budgeting rule imposed on DOD by Congress in the 1950s that requires the entire procurement cost of a weapon or piece of military equipment to be funded in the year in which the item is procured. Although technical in nature, the policy relates to Congress’ power of the purse and its responsibility for conducting oversight of Department of Defense (DOD) programs. Support for the policy has been periodically reaffirmed over the years by Congress, the Government Accountability Office, and DOD.
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald & Daggett, Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flat Tax Proposals and Fundamental Tax Reform: An Overview
This report discusses the idea of replacing our current income tax system with a flat-rate tax, including background and analysis and various Congressional proposals.
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
Bickley, James M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Deployments: New Approaches -- Background and Issues for Congress
The Navy is implementing or experimenting with new kinds of naval formations, more flexible forward-development schedules, forward-homeporting additional Navy ships, and long-duration deployments with crew rotation (which the Navy calls Sea Swap). These changes, which form a key part of Navy transformation, raise several potential issues for Congress.
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors
None
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unmanned Vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces: Background and Issues for Congress
Unmanned vehicles (UVs) are viewed as a key element of the effort to transform U.S. military forces. The Department of the Navy may eventually acquire every major kind of UV. Navy and Marine Corps UV programs raise several potential issues for Congress.
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unmanned Vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces: Background and Issues for Congress
None
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2007 Appropriations
None
Date:
May 31, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance: An Overview
This report gives an overview of the concerns over financing federal elections campaigning. The contents include Campaign finance practices, related issues, and policy options to address campaign finance issues
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: The European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)
The European Union’s (EU’s) Emissions Trading System (ETS) is a cornerstone of the EU’s efforts to meet its obligation under the Kyoto Protocol. It covers more than 11,500 energy intensive facilities across the 25 EU member countries, including oil refineries, power plants over 20 megawatts (MW) in capacity, coke ovens, and iron and steel plants, along with cement, glass, lime, brick, ceramics, and pulp and paper installations. Covered entities emit about 45% of the EU’s carbon dioxide emissions. The trading program does not cover emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases, which account for about 20% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions. A final consideration for the ETS is its suitability for directing long-term investment toward a low-carbon future — the ultimate goal of any climate change program.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Compassion Capital Fund: Brief Facts and Current Developments
This report will be updated to reflect new data and budget figures, major program changes, and legislation.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Richardson, Joe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
None
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Baldwin, Pamela & Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations
Since 2000, there has been a positive shift in bilateral relations between the U.S. and India. Continuing U.S. interest in South Asia focuses on ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan. The U.S. also seeks to curtail the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in South Asia. U.S. concerns about human rights issues related to regional dissidence and separatism in several Indian states continue. Communal tensions, religious freedom, and caste-based discrimination have been other matters of concern. India is in the midst of major and rapid economic expansion. Many U.S. business interests view India as a lucrative market and candidate for foreign investment.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations
This report discusses issues regarding contemporary relations between India and the U.S. Continuing U.S. interest in South Asia focuses on ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, a problem rooted in unfinished business from the 1947 Partition and competing claims to the Kashmir region. The United States also seeks to curtail the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in South Asia. U.S. concerns about human rights issues related to regional dissidence and separatism in several Indian states also continue.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations
This report discusses issues regarding contemporary relations between India and the U.S. Continuing U.S. interest in South Asia focuses on ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, a problem rooted in unfinished business from the 1947 Partition and competing claims to the Kashmir region. The United States also seeks to curtail the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in South Asia. U.S. concerns about human rights issues related to regional dissidence and separatism in several Indian states also continue.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): Issues and Proposed Expansion
None
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Gambling: Two Approaches in the 109th Congress
This report is a brief summary of the two approaches related to the internet gambling in the 109th Congress.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options
According to the Administration’s “National Security Strategy” document released on March 16, 2006, the United States “may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran.” That perception might have intensified in the context of Iran ally Lebanese Hizballah’s military challenge to Israel in July 2006. To date, the Bush Administration has pursued several avenues to attempt to contain the potential threat posed by Iran, including supporting a long-term policy of changing Iran’s regime. However, the near-term Administration drive to prevent any Iranian nuclear weapons breakthrough has brought diplomatic and economic strategies to the forefront of U.S. policy.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options
Report discussing U.S. concerns with Iran, including concerns relating to endorsements given to terrorist organizations by the Iranian government, nuclear weaponry, and human rights practices.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
According to an Administration national security strategy document released on March 16, 2006, the United States "may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran." The Bush Administration announced May 31, 2006, that it would negotiate with Iran in concert with U.S. allies. If diplomacy and sanctions do not succeed, some advocate military action against Iran's nuclear infrastructure rather than acquiescence to a nuclear-armed Iran. U.S. concerns regarding Iran include Iran's nuclear program, Iran's influence on Iraq by way of providing arms and other material assistance to Shiite Islamist militias, and Iran's human rights practices, which include strict limits on free expression and repression of ethnic and religious minorities.
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Care: Facts on Adult Day Care
None
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Illinois Special State’s Attorney Relating to Police Brutality: A Legal Analysis of Federal Laws Implicated
None
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Administration Disability Demonstration Projects
None
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2007
None
Date:
July 31, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library